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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Qlogic, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
David T. Kwak, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Oscar L. Grijalva, Cypress, CA (US);
Assignee:
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Machine implemented method and system of detecting a loss of sync at a port of a network device coupled to a port of another device is provided. The port includes logic configured to detect that a special character has not been received by the port for a programmable duration; and generates a signal for a processor of the network device indicating a loss of sync between the port of the network device and the port of the other device.